The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-01-28
CuRRgNT EVENTS.

Portland Is liable to have an Electric
: Street Car Co. In tho near future.
Senator Mitchell opposed the inter Stat,
! Commerce bill. Put pin In the fact
, Father Upchurch, the founder OF the A
Q. U. w. died on Jan 18th In Missouri.
The paymaster on the .. p. has beer
circulating railroad coin along the line ci
the road.
Mr. benjamin denies being part OF q ring
and 30 do the SiglIns and the SlmoEs ane
the Carsone.
An effort Is being made In Jacksonville tc
reduce the saloon license from $500 10 $Ioo
Better raise II instead.
A woman at Royans, Francois I7s years
old, and the records are there TO prove Il
Remarkably old that.
i Il cost $500 recently to clear the steps
and approaches 10 the Capitol building nj
Warrington OF snow. Ugh
A bill has been introduced In Congress
70 pay Hiram Smith, OF Harrisburg, S367s
on account OF depredaticns by Indiain
Oregon seeds law requiring certain
population 10 make place a city II should
be at least 7ooo. Lets have some dignity
70 the title Of city.
Among those on the steamer "Oregon"
which had such q dangerous voyage on It's
last trip 10 San Francisco, were Mrs Capt
Powell and brother Robert Foster, Of Port.
land, both formerly Of Albany.
a ridiculous bin before the Legislature Is
that OF Johnson 10 appropriate SI6oo to aid
In the construction OF = school house In
Dist. 4, Grant county. Members will soon
get down 10 asking appropriations for build.
| Ing private residences.
X ~ Steves,t tried at Portland on the charge
OF being bold, bad lawyer, who would
'steal Sheep" or something OF the kind, was
acquitted on every charge. Bet some OF the
lawyers who tried TO disbar him would not
stand the light Of very close investigation.
A member Of the Legislature Is being In.
vestigaisd because a. Chairman of q com.
mIttee he made improper proposals 10 two
young lady applicants for clerkships. The
judiciary committee will have charge Of
the matter.
An amendment introduced In the u. :.
Senate providing that the right of citizens
OF the u. 5. 10 vote shall not be denied on
account OF sex was defeated by a vote Of 10
TO a. Dolph and Mitchell voted yea, and
the former made a speech on the subject.
The Ashland Wooien Mil Co. during
1886 sold $ss.o44 worth Of manufactured
goods. S37,44s was spent for wool !; dye.
Stuas, SS.o7o wood, SSsS tallow, SsoS
wages, SIo.7o3. This shows good margin
for dividend. The stockholders arc well
satisfied with Il.
Monday In tho L. s. Senate warm time
was had over the resolution In reference 10
the fishery interests between Canada and
the Y. \. senators Ingalls,, Hoar and FRY
became quite heated, Ingalls, said the mat
ter had 10 be settled either by diplomacy or
blood. Diplomacy. BY all means.
Morris Mensor, OF Jacksonville, has sued
eight insurance companies for $f6, ,I03.2 "a
insurance on goods destroyed by fire las
September. IL will be remembered thai
the Insurance companies claimed thers
were auspssious circumstances connecsee
with the fire.
| Last Monday Daniel Hayea,ag zS,of s. r
killed his fathcF, because the latter npbraded
him for not working and being lazy hood
iufn. Weapon, q carving knife. Hayei
viii probably be given tarslcal trial, prov,
himself Insane, or something OF the kind
ana get cleared. lie should be hung a
speedily as the law viii permit.
Gov Alger, Of Michigan, who will be re
J membcFed in Albany ~ ono of the LogaT
party, is = brick, regardless of politics. Dur
Ing the recent iearfully cold snap he huniet
up, through hIs Secretary. Ave hundred des
titute families, and sent each Of them bar
rel OF fiour and ton OF coal or cord o
wood.
Our State Legislature has passed a reso
luton asking Congress 20 pass eonksitu
tionai amendment providing for the election
kof Senators. There are now too mans
money bags In the high toned Upper House
Brains Il what Is wanted. Every Legisla
ture In the Union should make this recon
mendatlon, and some have. Down with
brainless money bagged Senators.
The contest between Senators Sigiin and
. Wager wakes most interesting. Both arr
editors. The latter prexides over the spright
Iiy f. q. Of Pendleton. and regales his read
ers semi. weekly with Salem doings Iii,
associate without his knowledge hit Mi
Siglin several hard Tapa and Sig. demanded
an Investigation, and the expulsion of Wager
Mr. Siglin deserved being hlt, At least with
a stuffed club.
Judging from the following from tn,
Grants Pass Courier that city must be l
fortunate one IL has been fnlly, thorough
iy and positively demonstrated 10 our mine
that no wooden side. walks will ever bs
needed in Grants Pass, aside from those Ii
front Of business houses. With the fines
natural drainage in three different directions
ard formation Of granite loan that once
graded up, becomes as hard as stone ane
as dry as a plank, we are destined ere Ions
10 have the finest streets in the world, at !
little or no expense.
IB comley, In charge Of the planer a
the Parker mill, Oneatta, says the Post, mel
with a severe accident one day last week, by
which the index finger of the right hanC
; was broken and torn from It's socket, /
small strip of skin only remaining TO hole
, Il to the hand. Comley cheerfuly gathere,
the finger together, put II In place, bound |
up, and now IL Is In fair way TO heal al
and become almost as good as new. Tn
head OF bolt In the planer.head came Ii
contact with his hand, and that did tn
business.
a very peculiar tragedy occurred nea
Spokane Falls few days ago, of which tn
, following account Is given "Tillie Perror
: | n pretty girl living here, was called upoi
Yesterday morning by two lovers, one c
{ whom had team and wanted to take he
4 riding. Dennis Kennedy and William Co
Inns were the callers. Go and wrestle,' sal
Tillie, .and the man who comes out on To
shall have my company for the day. !
the contest which followed, Kennedy wa
the winner. This so annoyed Collins tina
1t Is said, he drew knife and stabbed h
= antagonist four times, causing injuries tn
: are likely to prove fatal"
:" A startling petition has been present.
n Congress by the women of ID. G. II charg
s. the commissioners of the District of Colur
n, bia with disregarding the purity, safety ar
: moral interests and rights Of the people, at
9 asserts that In direct violation of law tn,
ID have been for months past permitting Al
x, protecting gambling hells, pool rooEas a
at drinking establishments, as well as dens
al prostitution and vice, giving numerous pa
Itlcnlars. Il charges that house owned